India Monsoon 3% Above Average

By

Rajesh Roy And

Biman Mukherji

Updated Sept. 8, 2011 9:12 a.m. ET

NEW DELHI – India has received 3% more rains than the widely watched 50-year average so far in the monsoon season that began on June 1, the Indian Meteorological Department said Thursday, adding that rains that usually subside by the first week of September are likely to continue longer this year.

"The monsoon is still active in western, northwestern as well as the central parts of India," a senior Pune-based official from...